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山西省祁县第二中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

山西省祁县第二中学2018-2019学年高二上学期

期中考试

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thefollowingarefouradventuremoviesforkids.

ToyStory

Inthisstory,toyscometolifewhennobodyiswatching.Woody,acowboydoll,feelsunhappywhenanewspacemanfigureBuzztakeshisplaceasthefavouritetoyofsix-year-oldAndy.BuzzandWoodygetintoafightandgettrappedtogetherinthenext-doorneighbour’shouseandtheyhavetofindtheirwayhome.Inthatjourney,theyformaclosefriendshipandworktogetherthrougheverything.

HowtoTrainYourDragon

YoungmanVikingHiccupwantstofightagainstthedragonsthatcontinuallyattackhistown.ButafterfinallycatchinghisfirstdragonwhomhenamesToothless,Hiccuprealizesthathenolongerwantstokillitandinsteadtreatsitkindly.Helearnsthathispeoplehavemisjudgedthespecies.

Up

ThestoryisaboutCarlFredrickson,a78-year-oldmanwhosetsouttorealizehislifelongdreamofseeingthewildsofSouthAmerica.HetiesthousandsofballoonstofloathishouseandtotraveltoParadiseFallswithanunwelcomecompanionRussel,whoisaneight-year-oldexplorer.

DespicableMe

Gruwantstobecomethegreatestthiefbystealingthemoonrightoutoftheskybuthemeetsachallenge.Thethreegirlshehadadopted（收养）changehislifeinawaynobodywouldconsiderpossible.Theworld’sgreatestvillain（坏人）endsupbeingfrombeingsuper-badtoasuper-dad.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutBuzzandWoodyinthemovieToyStory?

A.Theyfightwithothertoys.B.Theybecomefriendsfinally.

C.TheytrytoescapefromAndy.D.Theywinacompetitiontogether.

2.Whichmovieshowsthereisnoagelimitforadventurers?

A.Up.B.ToyStory.

C.HowtoTrainYourDragon.D.DespicableMe.

3.WhatisspecialaboutthemovieDespicableMe?

A.Itisadetectivestory.B.Itisafamilycomedy.

C.Itisaimedatamusingkids.D.Itisactedoutbyrealpeople.

B

EveryoneknewthatStutiwasthebestspellerinthewholeclass.Shecouldspelldifficultwordslike“encyclopedia”and“amendment”veryeasily.Sheusedtogetperfectscoresduringeachweeklyspellingtest.

Ms.Daisy,herEnglishteacher,madearuleforthespellingteststhatanychildwhodoesn’tgetatleast60%correctspellingswouldhavetocopyeachwordfiftytimesfornextweek’sspellingtest.Seema,whosatnexttoStutialwaysstruggledwithspellings.LastThursday,shereceived56percent,whichmeantcopyingeachwordfiftytimes.

Stutiwassoconfidentaboutherspellingabilitythatshedecidednottostudyforhernextspellingtest.Thetestbegan.Ms.Daisypronouncedeachwordandthenrepeatedit.EverythingwasOKuntilsheread“Handkerchief”.Stutiscribbledh-a-n-d-k-e-r-c-h...nowwhat?

iore?

Hermindwasblank.

Ms.Daisystartedtomoveontothenextword.Suddenly,StutirealizedthatSeemaknewhowtospellit!

Seemahadwrittenthiswordfiftytimes.

TherewaswideopenspacebetweenStutiandSeema.Stuti’seyesrolledtotheright.Thereitwas;itwasspelledoutinSeema’shandwriting.Hereyeswentquicklybacktoherownpaperandfinishedthewordwiththeletters“i-e-f”.

StutiremainednervousasMs.Daisyreadthelastword.Shehadcheatedjustforthefirsttimeinherlife.Shethought,“IsthisthewayIwanttokeepmyperfectrecord---bybeingacheater?

”

Frantically（手忙脚乱地）,sheerasedwhatshehadwrittenearlierandreplaceditwithwhatsheknewwasthewronganswer.Shewrote“e-i-f”.Asshepassedthetestpapertotheteacherwithhersweatyhands,shesighedwithrelief.Shethought,“So,whatifmyperfectscoresarenolongerperfect?

Atleastmyhonestyis.”

4.WhydidSeemawritetheword“handkerchief”fiftytimes?

A.Shefounditdifficulttomemorizeit.

B.Shespelledthewordincorrectlyinthelasttest.

C.Shewantedtoscorefullmarksinthecomingtest.

D.Shegotmorethan40%wrongspellingsinthelasttest.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scribbled?

”probablymean?

A.Wrotesomethingquickly.B.Drewsomethingcarefully.

C.Removedsomethingsuddenly.D.Pronouncedsomethingcorrect.

6.WhatmadeStutinervousduringthetest?

A.Sheforgotthespellingofsomewords.

B.Shehastoonervoustowriteaword.

CShecopiedawordfromSeema’spaper.

D.Shecouldn’thearherEnglishteacherclearly.

7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellus?

A.Betterlatethannever.B.Pridegoesbeforeafall.

C.Honestyisthebestpolicy.D.Lazypeopletakethemostpains.

C

Exerciseisgoodforus.Itreducestherisksofdyingfromallcauses,includingcancerandheartdisease.Butmanypeoplewhoworkallweekhavelittletimeforexercise.So,theymighttrytodosomethingtoincreasetheirheartratesovertheweekend---goforalongrun,takeabikerideorhikeinthemountains.Butisithealthytoavoidexerciseduringthework-weekandthentrytofititallinduringtheweekend?

Anewstudysuggeststhat,yes,itishealthy.AustralianresearchersattheUniversityofSydneydidthestudy.Ittookplaceoveranine-yearperiod.Duringthattime,theresearcherslookedattheself-reportedexercisehabitsandhealthexaminationsofmorethan63,000adultsinEnglandandScotland.Thentheyconnectedthatinformationtodeathrecords.

Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhoexercisedonlyoneortwodaysaweekimprovedtheirchancesoflivinglongerthanpeoplewhodidnotexerciseatall.Eventhosewhoarefatcouldextendtheirlivesbyexercisingacoupleofdaysperweek.

EmmanuelStamatakisistheseniorauthorofthestudy.Hesaysthathefounditveryencouragingthatevenpeoplewhoexercisedaslittleasoneortwotimesaweekappeartolowertheirriskofearlydeath.Inotherwords,theirhealthimproveseveniftheydon’tmeetthesuggestedweeklyamountofphysicalactivity.However,tobeinthebesthealth,Stamatakissaysmoreexerciseisbetter.

TheWHOsuggeststhattheadultsshouldgetatleast150minutesofmoderate（适度的）tointense（剧烈的）activityperweek.Forthebestresults,theorganizationsuggests75minutesperweekofintensephysicalactivity.

However,ifyouarebusywithworkandfamilyduties,exerciseasmuchasyoucan.

8.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanwefindthistext?

A.Science.B.News.

C.Sports.D.Health.

9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudy?

A.Itwascarriedoutinthreeplaces.B.Itlastedformorethannineyears.

C.Itstudiedbothchildrenandadults.D.ItwasledbyEmmanuelStamatakis.

10.Whatdoesthestudyfind?

A.Alittleexerciseisbetterthannone.

B.We’dbetterdoexerciseonweekdays.

C.Exercisehabitshaveabiginfluenceondeath.

D.Fatpeopleusuallyliveshorterthanthinpeople.

11.WhatdoesEmmanuelStamatakissuggestdoing?

A.Payingattentiontotheriskofearlydeath.

B.Tryingtodomoreexerciseifwehavetime.

C.Gettingatleast150minutesofactivityaweek.

D.Avoidingdoingmuchintensephysicalactivity.

D

WhenLenoreSkenazylether9-year-oldsontaketheNewYorksubwayhomebyhimself10yearsago,youwouldhavethoughtthatshe’dcarriedoutacrime.NowSkenazystartedthemovementFreeRange（放养的）Kidstobringupsafeandindependentchildren.Justthismonth,Utahbecameafree-rangestate,changingitslawtoprotectparentsfrombeingchargedwithneglect（疏忽）forlettingtheirkidswalkalone,orwaitinacarforanadult.

Skenazyarguesthattherisksofgivingchildrensomefreedomareexaggerated（夸大）.Skenazy’smotherusedtosendheroutsideat5towalktoschool.Thatwasjustnormalbackthen.Andsuddenlywehearstoriesaboutparentsgettingpunishedforlettingtheir10-year-oldplayoutside.

Wegetsousedtonotknowingourneighbors,notlettingourkidswalktoschool,orplayoutside,thatnowadays,thekidsareeitherinacarorinthebackyard,andtheydon’tgettoknowtheneighborhood.Infact,theworldhasbecomesafer.Wehavethetechnologiestokeeptrackofalmosteverythingourkidsdo.Andsoyouthinkyoumustcontrolthem,andyouthinkyourchildissomethingthathastobetrackedlikeapackage.

ThefamouscaseformanyparentswastheEtanPatzcaseinNewYorkin1979.Patz’sparentsgavehimpermissionforthefirsttimetowalktothebusstopnearby.Hewaskilled.Thestoryissoterriblethatwerememberittwogenerationslater.Andwedon’tallowourkidstowalkalonebecauseofoneterriblethingthathappened39yearsago.Butwedon’tsay,“Iwanttodriveyoutothedentist,butwhatifwegetinacaraccident?

Thinkofthosepeoplewhodiedinacaraccident39yearsago.Idon’twanttobelikethem.No,we’renotgoing.”Andwerecognizethatitwouldbefunnytothinkthatway.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutLenoreSkenazy?

A.Sheusedtohavefullcontrolofherson.

B.ShewasinfavorofUtah’spreviouslaw.

C.Shesuggestskidsbeallowedmorefreedom.

D.Shewasoncepunishedforneglectingherson.

13.Whichofthefollowingisareasonwhykidsarekeptathomenowadays?

A.Peopleremaindistant.

B.Kidsdislikeoutdooractivities.

C.Parentsknowlittleaboutaccidents.

D.Thecrimerateisslightlyincreasing.

14.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsparents’actofkeepingtrackoftheirkids?

A.Unclear.B.Indifferent.

C.Supportive.D.Unfavorable.

15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?

A.Toproveaccidentsarelikecrimes.

B.Towarnparentsofaterriblecrime.

C.Toargueagainstsomeparents’worry.

D.Topointouttherealdangertochildren.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

OralEnglish,alsoknownasspokenEnglish,istheformofEnglishthatisusedwhenpeoplearespeakingtooneanother.StudentswhoarelearningEnglish